Robert Lougy Archives - New Jersey Globe

Jeremy Feigenbaum, New Jersey’s first solicitor general, will leave state government

July 21, 2026 10:02 amJuly 21, 2026 11:55 am

Jeremy Feigenbaum, New Jersey’s first solicitor general and one of the most consequential lawyers ever to serve in state government, will leave office on September 10 after six years overseeing the state’s most significant constitutional and appellate litigation. Feigenbaum, 37,...

N.J. judge dismisses RNC lawsuit over voting records; state asks federal judge to do the same

February 23, 2026 4:55 pmFebruary 27, 2026 6:30 pm

A state judge dismissed the Republican National Committee’s lawsuit over the state’s handling of voting records late last week, and state officials are now asking a federal judge to do the same with a similar suit. The RNC sued the...

State judge dismisses challenge to affordable housing law

September 30, 2025 3:08 pmOctober 1, 2025 11:28 am

A state judge dismissed a lawsuit from 27 municipalities challenging the legality of affordable housing legislation signed into law last year. In an 81-page ruling, Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy dismissed a lawsuit arguing new mandates for affordable housing construction...

Judge approves lifetime ban on Menendez government employment in New Jersey

July 18, 2025 5:00 pmJuly 18, 2025 5:01 pm

A Superior Court judge has approved a request by the New Jersey Attorney General’s office to bar disgraced former Senator Bob Menendez from future public office or government employment in New Jersey, which also clears the way for Menendez’s state...

Judge rejects delay on N.J. affordable housing law

January 2, 2025 12:13 pmJanuary 2, 2025 1:06 pm

Mercer County Assignment Judge Robert Lougy has denied a bid by 26 municipalities to stay the implementation of the state’s new affordable housing law. A bipartisan coalition of local governments filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the new law...

Decision to toss Kennedy from ballot belongs to Secretary of State, judge says

July 29, 2024 10:29 amJuly 29, 2024 10:47 am

A bid to toss independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. from the New Jersey Ballot remains alive – just not in Superior Court. Mercer County Assignment Judge Robert Lougy today ruled that petition challenges for a presidential candidate must...

Kennedy lawyer wants extension in Sore Loser Law case

July 8, 2024 1:20 amJuly 8, 2024 8:49 am

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is seeking an extension of today’s deadline to respond to a lawsuit seeking to remove him from the general election ballot in New Jersey under the state’s Sore Loser Law. Citing Kennedy’s prior...